2009 American Christian Fiction Writers Book of the Year Contest Finalists
Debut Author
- A Passion Most Pure (Julie Lessman)
- Courting Miss Adelaide (Janet Dean)
- Every Good and Perfect Gift (Sharon K. Souza)
- Hero, Second Class (Mitchell Bonds)
- In the Shadow of the Sun King (Golden Keyes Parsons)
Lits
- Faking Grace (Tamara Leigh)
- Picket Fence Promises (Kathryn Springer)
- Single Sashimi (Camy Tang)
- Sweet Caroline (Rachel Hauck)
- Truffles by the Sea (Julie Carobini)
Long Contemporary
- Lookin Back Texas (Leanna Ellis)
- One Holy Night (J.M. Hochstetler)
- Stuck in the Middle (Virginia Smith)
- Summer of Joy (Ann H. Gabhart)
- Symphony of Secrets (Sharon Hinck)
Long Contemporary Romance
- Along Came a Cowboy (Christine Lynxwiler)
- Controlling Interest (Elizabeth White)
- The Convenient Groom (Denise Hunter)
- Finding Stefanie (Susan May Warren)
- Zora and Nicky: A Novel in Black & White (Claudia Mair Burney)
Long Historical (6 finalists due to a tie)
- The Apothecary’s Daughter (Julie Klassen)
- Calico Canyon (Mary Connealy)
- Deep In the Heart of Trouble (Deeanne Gist)
- From A Distance (Tamera Alexander)
- I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires (Cathy Gohlke)
- My Heart Remembers ( Kim Vogel Sawyer)
Mystery
- The Case of the Bouncing Grandma (A.K. Arenz)
- Death on a Deadline (Christine Lynxwiler, Sandy Gaskin, and Jan Reynolds)
- Drop Dead Diva (Christine Lynxwiler, Sandy Gaskin, and Jan Reynolds)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (Nancy Mehl)
- Of Mice . . . and Murder (Mary Connealy)
Novellas
- The Cookie Jar (Janet Lee Barton in A Connecticut Christmas anthology)
- Dressed in Scarlet (Darlene Franklin in Snowbound Colorado Christmas anthology)
- Santa’s Prayer (Diane Ashley in A Connecticut Christmas anthology)
- Snowbound for Christmas (Gail Sattler in A Connecticut Christmas anthology)
- Stuck On You (Rhonda Gibson in A Connecticut Christmas anthology)
Short Contemporary
- Buffalo Gal (Mary Connealy)
- Clueless Cowboy (Mary Connealy)
- Family Treasures (Kathryn Springer)
- Her Unlikely Family (Missy Tippens)
- White as Snow (Janice Thompson)
Short Contemporary Suspense
- Bayou Paradox (Robin Caroll)
- Broken Lullaby (Pamela Tracy)
- Countdown to Death (Debby Giusti)
- Forsaken Canyon (Margaret Daley)
- Killer Cargo (Dana Mentink)
Short Historical
- Family of the Heart (Dorothy Clark)
- Masked by Moonlight (Allie Pleiter)
- Reckless Rogue (Mary Davis)
- Return to Love (Susan Page Davis)
- Sandhill Dreams (Cara Putman)
Speculative
- The Book of Names (D. Barkley Briggs)
- DragonLight (Donita K. Paul)
- The Restorer’s Journey (Sharon Hinck)
- Shade (John B. Olson)
- Summa Elvetica: A Casuistry of the Elvish Controversy (Theodore Beale)
Suspense
- Anathema (Colleen Coble)
- The Black Cloister (Melanie Dobson)
- Fossil Hunter (John B. Olson)
- Lonestar Sanctuary (Colleen Coble)
- Perfect (Harry Kraus)
Women’s Fiction (7 finalists due to a tie)
- A Month of Summer (Lisa Wingate)
- Every Good and Perfect Gift (Sharon K. Souza)
- My Sister Dilly (Maureen Lang)
- The Perfect Life (Robin Lee Hatcher)
- The Shape of Mercy (Susan Meissner)
- Stepping into Sunlight (Sharon Hinck)
- Tuesday Night at the Blue Moon (Debbie Fuller Thomas)
Young Adult
- The Big Picture (Jenny B. Jones)
- The Fruit of My Lipstick (Shelley Adina)
- It’s all About Us (Shelley Adina)
- The Owling (Robert Elmer)
- Trion Rising (Robert Elmer)
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